Seems like luck has always played a big part in winning in the gambler’s paradise that is Monte Carlo. And on Saturday it was very much on Sebastian Vettel’s side, as the Red Bull driver emerged triumphant in a qualifying session that was rendered something of a lottery by Sergio Perez’s dramatic accident in the Sauber (from which the Mexican mercifully escaped without serious injury). With a grid that may well not represent their true Monaco form, we take a look at each team’s pre-race fortunes…
Full Grid Classification:
Sunday, 29 May 2011
Hamilton had qualifying time deleted for cutting a chicane; Perez does not start following accident.
Sunday, 29 May 2011
Conditions: Sunny
| Position | Country | Driver | Car number | Team | Qualifying time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ger | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | Red Bull-Renault | 1:13.556 |
| 2 | GB | Jenson Button | 4 | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.997 |
| 3 | Aus | Mark Webber | 2 | Red Bull-Renault | 1:14.019 |
| 4 | Spa | Fernando Alonso | 5 | Ferrari | 1:14.483 |
| 5 | Ger | Michael Schumacher | 7 | Mercedes GP | 1:14.682 |
| 6 | Brz | Felipe Massa | 6 | Ferrari | 1:14.877 |
| 7 | Ger | Nico Rosberg | 8 | Mercedes GP | 1:15.766 |
| 8 | Ven | Pastor Maldonado | 12 | Williams-Cosworth | 1:16.528 |
| 9 | GB | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:14.275 |
| 10 | Mex | Sergio Perez | 17 | Sauber | 1:15.482 |
| 11 | Rus | Vitaly Petrov | 10 | Renault | 1:15.815 |
| 12 | Brz | Rubens Barrichello | 11 | Williams-Cosworth | 1:15.826 |
| 13 | Jpn | Kamui Kobayashi | 16 | Sauber | 1:15.973 |
| 14 | GB | Paul Di Resta | 15 | Force India-Mercedes | 1:16.118 |
| 15 | Ger | Adrian Sutil | 14 | Force India-Mercedes | 1:16.121 |
| 16 | Ger | Nick Heidfeld | 9 | Renault | 1:16.214 |
| 17 | Swi | Sebastien Buemi | 18 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:16.300 |
| 18 | Fin | Heikki Kovalainen | 20 | Lotus-Renault | 1:17.343 |
| 19 | Ita | Jarno Trulli | 21 | Lotus-Renault | 1:17.381 |
| 20 | Spa | Jaime Alguersuari | 19 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:17.820 |
| 21 | Ger | Timo Glock | 24 | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:17.914 |
| 22 | Bel | Jerome d'Ambrosio | 25 | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:18.736 |
| 23 | Ind | Narain Karthikeyan | 22 | Hispania-Cosworth | No time |
| 24 | Ita | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 23 | Hispania-Cosworth | No time |
Hamilton had qualifying time deleted for cutting a chicane; Perez does not start following accident.
